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Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon

If you are following tradition, you are probably having these today. Black-eyed peas are suppose to give you good luck! But because I don’t love the taste of black-eyed peas by itself, I decided to add my family’s favorite ingredient to this dish — bacon!

This Black-eyed Peas with Bacon recipe is the best way to spice up your New Year’s tradition! Honestly it doesn’t matter if you make these today or over the weekend — you’ll still have good luck all year!

I started with a can of black-eyed peas. You can also use a bag of dry black-eyed peas. Make sure you soak these in water for at least 1 hour to soften them before combining the rest of the ingredients.

I also pre-made my bacon and chopped it up before adding to the beans.

In a separate skillet, add your onions to the melted butter. Cook until the onions are soft. Then add your garlic and thyme for additional flavor.

Mix this garlic onion mixture into the peas and add a cup of water to the dutch oven. Cook for about 10-15 minutes until all the flavors are incorporated.

As a married-mother of two, Chris understands the demand on all families when it comes to dinner-time. She started her food blog, Burnt Macaroni, because she wanted to make that process easier for her family and others.
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